Modern Day Job!

Life has not been easy for me. I was in an abusive relationship. I've been financially broke. I've been considered homeless by the world, although I was living with a family member. I have a rare incurable eye disease.  I've lost important relationships including church, family, and friends over choices I've made including to follow God's direction in my life. I could go on and on with the tough situations I've experienced. But I don't choose to dwell on them. However while being in one or more of those situations at a time, I've felt a like a modern day Job. In the Bible, Job lost everything from his children, to his job, to friends and his health.  When life got to hard to handle, I would say I was a modern day Job. It was out of self pity and complaining. Yet God blessed me in my self-wallowing hole because every time I would feel that way I'd go read Job. Then the blessing would come. Throughout the book you see that the Satan approaches God and says the only reason Job is faithful is because he has so many blessings. The Satan continues on and says if he didn't have so much, he would never follow you. God tells Satan Job is a "blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil" (Job 1:8).  Throughout the book God and Satan have a conversation about why Job was faithful to God and each time God allows Satan to take more and more away from Job. Yet Job continues to be faithful. This book is a blessing to me for two main reasons. First because God is Job's corner the entire time. He is cheering him on from heaven and knows Job's heart. Second because I see  how Job remains faithful to God through the toughest of times. So today and everyday I am reminded that God is my cheerleader. He may be silent, but he never turns His back on His people. Now when I am struggling, I go to Job for the story that helps me stay the course and push on through my difficult situations. In this story and until the end of time, Satan doesn't win to those who remain faithful to God. God is triumphant! In the end, God is triumphant over all. He crushes Satan and binds him into the lake of fire for all of eternity. While His followers enjoy the blessings of a new Heaven and a new Earth in the never-ending glory of God.